Locksley station is a disused railroad station in

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. It previously served the

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(PRR) and later

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's R3 West Chester Line.

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closed the station in 1986. In 1997, this portion of the line was reopened by the

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for weekend excursions; the company restored the Locksley station building.

History

established Locksley station on May 24, 1890, based on a petition from the residents of the locality. The name, according to a 1901 newspaper article, did not originate from the area, but was chosen by the superintendent of that division of the railroad from a volume of poems by

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later took over the station as part of the R3 West Chester Line. SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's

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. Service was restored by the

(WCRR) in 1997, a privately owned and operated

that operates between Glen Mills and West Chester on weekends. A PRR historic

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position-light signal stands near the station site. Remains of the Dyer Stone Quarry and Thorndale Mills are also visible from the station.

References

External links

West Chester Railroad's official websiteExisting Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
{{DEFAULTSORT:Locksley (Septa Station) Railway stations closed in 1981 Former SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Former railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1997